Association of leisure time physical activity and sports competition activities with high blood pressure levels: Study carried out in a sample of portuguese children and adolescents

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 329-334

  Gaya, A R ^a   Silva, P ^a   Martins, C ^a   Gaya, A ^b   Ribeiro, J C ^a   Mota, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b Federal University of the South of Brazil   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Children and adolescents; Leisure time physical activity; Sports competition activities

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LEISURE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PORTUGAL; RISK; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PORTUGAL; RISK; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79953691173     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2010.01179.x     Document Type: Article

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